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Post by livingplanet3 on Oct 8, 2021 11:21:59 GMT -8
Have just received a very fine pair of Polyura dehanii - a species that I wasn't sure I'd ever be able to obtain, and probably one of the most spectacular nymphalids in the world -  These specimens appear far too perfect to have been netted - I suspect that they are probably ex-pupae. This species nearly completes my collection of Polyura. By the way, the specimen shown in the above photo is an example I found online - my camera really isn't good enough for such close-up shots. |
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Post by trehopr1 on Oct 8, 2021 11:28:56 GMT -8
That is indeed quite a find for your collection.
Spectacular species ! Happy for you that you were able to finally achieve getting it for your collection.
Perhaps someday I will get one too...
Thank you for sharing your exciting acquisition !
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Post by yorky on Oct 8, 2021 11:43:50 GMT -8
 I picked up 2 males and a female at an insect fair here in England about 15 years ago, the trio cost me £90 from memory, I've never seen them for sale at a fair since, glad I bought all 3. |
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Post by cabintom on Oct 10, 2021 21:32:03 GMT -8
FYI "Out-of-Africa again: A phylogenetic hypothesis of the genus Charaxes (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) based on five gene regions" (Aduse-Poku et al. 2009) places Polyura within Charaxes as a sub-genera.
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Post by exoticimports on Oct 11, 2021 4:34:36 GMT -8
When you say completes your polyura collection, you mean every species and subspecies? Impressive
Chuck
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Post by livingplanet3 on Oct 11, 2021 6:44:39 GMT -8
FYI "Out-of-Africa again: A phylogenetic hypothesis of the genus Charaxes (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) based on five gene regions" (Aduse-Poku et al. 2009) places Polyura within Charaxes as a sub-genera. Indeed, Polyura and Charaxes are morphologically similar in many ways, so it's not surprising that their genetics have shown them to be very closely related. I'm still using the name Polyura simply because it's such a long-established one. Similarly, it took me a while to finally start referring to Plusiotis as Chrysina. When you say completes your polyura collection, you mean every species and subspecies? Impressive Chuck No, just those species that I'd most like to have for my personal collection of them (which is currently only 10 of the 30+ species). I might get a few others at some point, but I'm satisfied with those that I've obtained up to this point. P. dehanii was at the top of my list, for this genus. |
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Post by yorky on Oct 11, 2021 8:54:11 GMT -8
Hoping to land the daddy of them all soon, clitarchus from New Caledonia.
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Post by trehopr1 on Oct 11, 2021 11:13:16 GMT -8
Is the genus Mynes an older name for Polyura ?
Or have things under that name been removed from Polyura because they are no longer considered to be of the same.
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Post by trehopr1 on Oct 11, 2021 11:20:04 GMT -8
I have a specimen which I acquired from an old collection and if memory serves I think it has a tag on it which says Mynes Caledonia.
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Post by livingplanet3 on Oct 11, 2021 11:28:12 GMT -8
Hoping to land the daddy of them all soon, clitarchus from New Caledonia. Just looked up that species -  And I thought that dehanii tended to be expensive! |
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Post by Adam Cotton on Oct 11, 2021 11:47:53 GMT -8
Mynes doesn't seem to be related to Polyura, it is currently placed in tribe Nymphalini according to Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mynes
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Post by trehopr1 on Oct 11, 2021 12:59:26 GMT -8
Thanks Adam !
It was named by Hewitson. Though the species name perhaps, has changed because I do not see caledonia on the species list.
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Post by skandinavisk on Oct 11, 2021 13:53:05 GMT -8
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Post by Adam Cotton on Oct 11, 2021 13:55:50 GMT -8
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Post by trehopr1 on Oct 11, 2021 14:00:09 GMT -8
Thank you sincerely Jan !
I'm sure I will find your post helpful. I will look into it further when I am not at my job.
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